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BE PREPARED
When you come to sing on Sunday, you must be ready to sing. If you don’t have the opportunity to vocalize before you leave, you should be singing in the car on your way to church. Also, don’t make it a "practice" to stay out late on
Saturday evening. "Early to bed" is a gr...

Preparation involves two sub-points:
Thursday Rehearsal
Sunday’s
Service of Worship
Thursday Rehearsal
In some respects, this is the harder of the two. Most of us have to work the
entire day and then come to rehearsal. Some suggestions:
If possible, plan ahead and make Thursday a...

Another important aspect of preparation involves "breathing". An important
adage related to singing is:
As the breath goes, so goes the tone!
Some voice teachers spend a lot of time talking about "singing on the
breath." That is, as you sing, concentrate on the air that is coming out of the mo...

BREATHING
Last week we related the importance of preparing the breathing muscles for
sustaining the tone. Remember, "weak air, weak tone."
Here are a few more observations about "warming" and strengthening the
process of breathing. As you are preparing for Thursday’s rehearsal or Sunday&...

While preparation for singing in the choir is important, maintaining the
proper posture while singing is also important.
Procedures:
To help develop good posture for singing, practice this exercise: Place your fingertips on the crown of your head (elbows out). Notice how your ribcage is raised. ...

The Necessity of
Preparation
In this column, we have presented
several ideas for preparing our voices – and the mechanism that supports singing – for our task of singing each week – both in rehearsal and
performance.
While many in the choir will not
avail themselves of th...

PREPARATION REVIEW:
You’ll never sing well without preparation.
Preparation takes time and planning
Preparation for Sunday begins on Saturday evening. You must have
adequate rest.
Preparation for Thursday requires “schedule” planning.
You can prepare for Sunday/T...